M
Measuring wheel
A wheel that, mounted on a shaft encoder, converts a linear motion into a rotary motion.
MOD
See operating mode
Monostable signal
Signal is active for a defined period.
MSB
Most Significant Bit
MTBF
"Mean Time Between Failures", a measure of average service life.
Multi-turn shaft encoder
Shaft encoder which transmits the number of shaft revolutions as well as the angular position of the shaft.